Richard Grafenberg

1870 - 1951  (80 years)

• Name	Richard Grafenberg
  Born	22 Sep 1870	Goettingen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Travelled to New York on April 28 1893 on the S.S.Aller from Bremen. After the war he was head of the Jewish Community in Goettingen. He was a stamp collector, Richard Gray has much of the collection that was saved from the Nazi's as well as some original papers from his business. He insisted that his non-Jewish wife be buried in the Jewish cemetery. As a consequence, their grave is separated from the other graves by a row of bushes.  [1, 2]
  Hebrew Birth	26 Elu 5630
  Holocaust	He and his brother Hugo had a fashion store. In 1933, all the shop windows were smashed. He had to stop selling because of various decrees.He sold the shop to pay for everyday needs and to pay off the mortgage on the house. Widow Anna Rosenberg and widow Selma Eichenberg moved in with him in 1941. Franziska Meyerstein, 19 yr. moved in as well, in 1942 she was deported to the Warsaw Ghetto. Because Richard was married to a non-Jew he escaped deportation and survived the war.  [3]
  Residence	1870-1951	Goettingen, Germany
  	Planstrasse 12
  Hebrew Death	13 Tam 5711
  Occupation	Retailer
  Died	17 Jul 1951	Goettingen, Germany
  Person ID	I2296	Blank Family
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	Carl Grafenberg,   b. 18 Jul 1839, Adelebsen, Germany ,   d. 24 Oct 1907, Goettingen, Germany  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Johanna Schonheim,   b. 12 Jan 1846, Bleicherode, Germany ,   d. 7 Mar 1937, Goettingen, Germany  (Age 91 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1869	Bleicherode, Germany
  Family ID	F860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Coppel,   b. 2 Nov 1885, Steele, Germany ,   d. 10 May 1969, Buende, Germany  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Bef 1906
  Divorced	1924
  	Divorced
  Divorced	Bef 1929	Goettingen, Germany
  Children	+ 1. Walter N. Gray,   b. 21 Feb 1907, Goettingen, Germany ,   d. 1 Aug 1986, Hollywood, FL, USA  (Age 79 years) + 2. Erika Grafenberg,   b. 16 Aug 1909, Goettingen, Germany ,   d. 7 Apr 1983, San Francisco, CA, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2006
  Family ID	F977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Helene Heidemann,   b. 12 Apr 1889, Kuhwinkel, Germany ,   d. 6 Oct 1957, Goettingen, Germany  (Age 68 years)
  Married	1929	Goettingen, Germany
  Family ID	F978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Sep 1870 - Goettingen, Germany Divorced - Bef 1929 - Goettingen, Germany Married - 1929 - Goettingen, Germany Residence - 1870-1951 - Goettingen, Germany Died - 17 Jul 1951 - Goettingen, Germany  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Headstones

  Headstone of Grafenberg Richard and Helene

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Goettingen Jewish Business Locations
  		Hettlage Store
  		Grafenberg Store 50th Anniversary
  		Grafenberg Store 70th Anniversary
  		Grafenberg Store at Weenestrasse 19, Goettingen
  		Grafenberg Store Closing
  		History of the Gottingen Synagogues
  		12 Plancktrasse, Goettingen

  
  

• Sources

  [S214] Ellis Island - Statute of Liberty Foundation. [S15] E-mail message, from Richard Gray. [S31] Die Judischen Burger im Kreis Goettingen 1933-1945, Ein Gedenbuch, (1992).